You have to flip past a few screens of ads to see Book
Tourists' listing of book readings and signings around the country.

British
& Irish Authors Probably the best place to go to find
sites devoted to just about any English language author (the American author
site is separate). Continually updated.

Voice of the Shuttle "The
Web Page for Humanities Research." A good site to start at if you are
interested in the scholarly side of history, art, literature and anything
else that might be considered a humane discipline.